OMG my Duchess is the smartest yorkie in the whole wide world

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Uni knows a few commands in Viet too thanks to MIL. It's amazing how much they can learn. Kaji is bilingual for sure. I baby sat him a few times and took him to my shop. The majority of my customers were Mexican and I told a lot of the kids that Kaji "speaks" Spanish. They would give him commands and he would totally do them! You know how some dogs will only do commands for their human, well Kaji did them for most of my customers. What a cutie.

Kaji is adorable and I can picture him performing for everyone.

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I would give you oh, maybe an hour with my Cookie and see what you thought about this theory of their brains.

She is smart AND stubborn...and it is not because I had to accept anything less than that and "deal" with it. It's a total fact! Not going to write a book or try to convince you....just know that I know it. You are welcome any time you are in the Houston area to meet her and see for yourself.

You made me think of when I taught Teddy how to shake hands -- perfect example of smart and stubborn boy. He knew exactly what I wanted, always watched Max do it, but it was clear that he thought it was pointless and didn't want to do it. I swear he rolled his eyes at me before he relented MONTHS later and gave me his paw to shake.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Kaji is adorable and I can picture him performing for everyone.

You made me think of when I taught Teddy how to shake hands -- perfect example of smart and stubborn boy. He knew exactly what I wanted, always watched Max do it, but it was clear that he thought it was pointless and didn't want to do it. I swear he rolled his eyes at me before he relented MONTHS later and gave me his paw to shake.

Oh indeed they do things like that. Cookie is a hoot....when she does not want to do what I ask her to do, she turns her head and looks up as if to say "If I can't see you, I can't hear you". There is NO question in my mind she is doing that....it is when she doesn't want to do something...then other times she will comply but it is never consistent so I know she is thinking it out.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Oh indeed they do things like that. Cookie is a hoot....when she does not want to do what I ask her to do, she turns her head and looks up as if to say "If I can't see you, I can't hear you". There is NO question in my mind she is doing that....it is when she doesn't want to do something...then other times she will comply but it is never consistent so I know she is thinking it out.

Cookie is truly one of a kind. It is evident even in her photos that she is a major thinker, and definitely the videos, and that is why I wasn't the least surprised when you told me about the role she plays in your house.

I know what you mean about being able to see the wheels turning -- Teddy is that way. Max just likes to be a good boy, but Teddy is a thinker and very imaginative.

[Cat2861]

Just reading this thread and it's pretty interesting. I'm not too sure if the size of a dog plays into how they can learn. Remy is a little one who is a year old and 2 1/2 lbs. I started training him when I got him at 4 mths old. I taught him to sit, lay, stay, heel (when we walk) and to give me his paw to shake (this one was the longest for him to pick up which was about 3 hours of training within a day). He is so easy to train but of course he is very treat motivated and loves the praises. He knows the names of his toys ex. Bring me your ball, bone, squirrel or mouse (that toy he stole from the cat). I find Yorkies to be very intelligent but I believe if they don't want to do something they just aren't going to do it.

[SirTeddykins]

Teddy has been on house arrest since yesterday since I caught him marking. I have to have him tethered to me now so my hubby doesn't flip out. Anyway, I caught him biting his leash cuz he hates it. I told him NO and he looked at me with the whites showing at the sides of his eyes (you know the look - I love it, personally!) and he stopped. Then, I gave him a sideways glance to see if he was doing it again a few moments later. Of course, he was so I looked at him straight on and you know what he did? He started licking the leash like it was his best friend! I laughed, looked away, and did the sideways glance. He was biting it again! My teen came into the room and looked at him. You know what he was doing by now. He was licking the leash.


God, I love this little dog.

[rachbonyorkie]

Originally Posted by nythirdgen

New Yorkie Daddy here (well almost).

Anyway, I have been reading here and looking at alot of you tube on yorkies.

Are they really this easy to train?

Almost forgot WOW nice job!!!!!

This breed is very intelligent! They are very food driven even though they can be picky just find the right treats or toy driven some would do anything for there toy but all in all praise is what gets the overall results and makes you and the dog happy. Properly trained this breed could star in a show if it wanted!

[matese]

Adopted Cody is 3 y/o, extremely food / treat motivated. I just taught him to roll over in one hour, at 5 to 7 minute sessions though out the day. Now he will do it on hand command. He is now like a run away wheel lol, he will do several roll overs with just hand command. My perfect lil boy. I am soooo proud of him.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by SirTeddykins

Teddy has been on house arrest since yesterday since I caught him marking. I have to have him tethered to me now so my hubby doesn't flip out. Anyway, I caught him biting his leash cuz he hates it. I told him NO and he looked at me with the whites showing at the sides of his eyes (you know the look - I love it, personally!) and he stopped. Then, I gave him a sideways glance to see if he was doing it again a few moments later. Of course, he was so I looked at him straight on and you know what he did? He started licking the leash like it was his best friend! I laughed, looked away, and did the sideways glance. He was biting it again! My teen came into the room and looked at him. You know what he was doing by now. He was licking the leash.


God, I love this little dog.

Tethering is a great idea! Do you have belly bands? Until he stops, they will protect your furniture!

[SirTeddykins]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Tethering is a great idea! Do you have belly bands? Until he stops, they will protect your furniture!

We are considering the overwhelming plethora of options that are the belly bands...haha. I have found some Sherpa lined ones that I am considering..do you have any recommendations? I've never used them before!


He is marking on doors, baseboards and stair bannisters @ the minute. I can't see it progressing to actual furniture...yeah, let's not go there!!!


I'm not sure that he will stop w/o band intervention, will he? He is so anxiety ridden with the leash, though. I'm not sure his mind can sustain the traumatic effects of it for 8 weeks which is the recommended time for his tethering.


Argh, I'm very new @ this marking phenomena so have no clue!

[yavenay]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Oh indeed they do things like that. Cookie is a hoot....when she does not want to do what I ask her to do, she turns her head and looks up as if to say "If I can't see you, I can't hear you". There is NO question in my mind she is doing that....it is when she doesn't want to do something...then other times she will comply but it is never consistent so I know she is thinking it out.

Exactly that is what I meant by stubborn. Brandi knew exactly what I wanted but she would only do it on her terms. Unless there was a treat available, no problem. No treat, no trick. That was the motto she lived by.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by yavenay

Exactly that is what I meant by stubborn. Brandi knew exactly what I wanted but she would only do it on her terms. Unless there was a treat available, no problem. No treat, no trick. That was the motto she lived by.

It is why I don't always use treats.

Thats pretty cute, though!

[Cat2861]

Originally Posted by SirTeddykins

Teddy has been on house arrest since yesterday since I caught him marking. I have to have him tethered to me now so my hubby doesn't flip out. Anyway, I caught him biting his leash cuz he hates it. I told him NO and he looked at me with the whites showing at the sides of his eyes (you know the look - I love it, personally!) and he stopped. Then, I gave him a sideways glance to see if he was doing it again a few moments later. Of course, he was so I looked at him straight on and you know what he did? He started licking the leash like it was his best friend! I laughed, looked away, and did the sideways glance. He was biting it again! My teen came into the room and looked at him. You know what he was doing by now. He was licking the leash.


God, I love this little dog.

OMG, I laughed so hard....You gotta love them!!!

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by SirTeddykins

We are considering the overwhelming plethora of options that are the belly bands...haha. I have found some Sherpa lined ones that I am considering..do you have any recommendations? I've never used them before!


He is marking on doors, baseboards and stair bannisters @ the minute. I can't see it progressing to actual furniture...yeah, let's not go there!!!


I'm not sure that he will stop w/o band intervention, will he? He is so anxiety ridden with the leash, though. I'm not sure his mind can sustain the traumatic effects of it for 8 weeks which is the recommended time for his tethering.


Argh, I'm very new @ this marking phenomena so have no clue!

There are many options. If he is marking only and not peeing a lot, T Bumpkins & Co makes awesome belly bands with washable liners.
http://www.doggiepeepads.com/

If he is peeing a lot then I recommend belly bands where you put incontinence pads in (you buy them and cut them to size). Note that feminine hygeine pads do not work. For some really nice looking belly bands, here is a facebook link ... all of the money from those belly bands goes to Yorkie Haven Rescue...the belly bands are really nice and satin lined. They do custom orders:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Best-...4840?ref=br_tf

[Cat2861]

Originally Posted by rachbonyorkie

This breed is very intelligent! They are very food driven even though they can be picky just find the right treats or toy driven some would do anything for there toy but all in all praise is what gets the overall results and makes you and the dog happy. Properly trained this breed could star in a show if it wanted!

I totally agree with you. Remy was a very picky eater as a pup but I didn't have an issue with him eating his Fromm kibbles. I wanted to add a wet food too but he wasn't having it. We went through a ton of really good treats, wet food, etc until I found one that he loves. He is so in love with Stella & Chewy's Carnivore Crunch freeze dried treats and I give him once or twice a week the Stella & Chewy's freeze dried beef dinner. I think he would murder for Stella & Chewy's. If you would have asked me 6 mths ago that I would find something he likes I would have told you "No Way" lol.

[khuang85]

Have you seen Misa Minnie on Youtube? She is so adorable and cute when she does her tricks! I just love it when she "prays" and tucks herself in!